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India’s crisis: Making life harder for the sick

A severe cash crunch is hurting some of India’s most vulnerable citizens.

The country is now 10 days into a crisis brought on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decision to abruptly cancel all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes — a shock move that has left hundreds of millions of people short of cash.

For most, the shortage means standing in line for hours at a bank or ATM for a cash infusion.

But others are bearing a much heavier burden. In some cities, hospital patients are struggling to raise the cash needed to pay for essential medicines. Young children are being forced to go without the drugs they need.

In Delhi, patients line the sidewalks outside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). It’s the city’s largest hospital, and many of the patients here spent hours traveling from rural villages for treatment.